# Caltech Charts the Course to a Green Electrical Grid

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Caltech Charts the Course to a Green Electrical Grid

# Caltech Charts the Course to a Green Electrical Grid

August 25, 2022

Caltech is working to transform energy systems by developing a "smart grid": a flexible, responsive, efficient, system that incorporates renewable energy sources while meeting growing power demands. "Engineering grand challenges are inspiring much of the research at Caltech, especially in the broad area of sustainability," says [Harry Atwater](https://aph.caltech.edu/people/haa), Otis Booth Leadership Chair, Division of Engineering and Applied Science; Howard Hughes Professor of Applied Physics and Materials Science; Director, Liquid Sunlight Alliance. [[Caltech story](https://www.caltech.edu/about/news/smart-grid-solutions-california-renewables)]

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Briana Ticehurst

Professor Adam Wierman

Professor Harry Atwater

Professor Steven Low

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